Exhibit 10.1
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES,
INC.
2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
(Amended and restated by the Board
of Directors March 22, 2006)
(Approved by the Shareholders May 5,
2006)
1. Purposes of the
Plan . The purposes of this 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“ Plan ”) are:
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to attract and
retain the best available personnel,
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to compete
effectively for the best personnel, and
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to promote the
success of the Company’s business by motivating Employees,
Directors and Consultants to superior performance.
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Awards granted under the Plan may be
Nonstatutory Stock Options (NSOs), Incentive Stock Options (ISOs),
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs), Restricted Stock, or Restricted
Stock Units (RSUs), as determined by the Administrator at the time
of grant.
2. Definitions . As
used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “ Administrator
” means the Board or any of its delegates, including
committees, administering the Plan, in accordance with
Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) “ Affiliate ”
means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity
in which the Company holds an equity, profit or voting interest of
thirty percent (30%) or more; provided, however, that with
respect to Awards granted on or after May 5, 2006
“Affiliate” shall mean any corporation, partnership,
joint venture or other entity in which the Company holds an equity,
profit or voting interest of more than fifty percent
(50%).
(c) “ Applicable Laws
” means the requirements relating to the administration of
equity compensation plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or
quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and
the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where
Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
(d) “ Award ”
means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of
NSOs, ISOs, SARs, Restricted Stock, or RSUs.
(e) “ Award
Documentation ” means any written agreement or
documentation published by the Company setting forth the terms and
provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The
Award Documentation is subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
(f) “ Awarded Stock
” means the Common Stock subject to an Award.
(g) “ Board ”
means the Board of Directors of the Company or its
delegate.
(h) “ Change of Control
” Unless otherwise defined in Award Documentation or a
Participant’s employment agreement, the term “Change of
Control” shall mean any of the following events:
(i) any “person” (as
such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act)
is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company (not including the securities beneficially owned by such
person any securities acquired directly from the Company or any of
its Affiliates) representing more than 20% of either the then
outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company or the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
voting securities;
(ii) during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constituted the Board and any new director (other than a director
designated by a person who has entered into an agreement or
arrangement with the Company to effect a transaction described in
clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence) whose appointment,
election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds
(2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were
directors at the beginning of the period or whose appointment,
election or nomination for election was previously so approved,
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
Board;
(iii) there is consummated a merger
or consolidation of the Company or subsidiary thereof with or into
any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which
would result in the holders of the voting securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior thereto holding securities which
represent immediately after such merger or consolidation more than
50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of either
the Company or the other entity which survives such merger or
consolidation or the parent of the entity which survives such
merger or consolidation; or
(iv) the stockholders of the Company
approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or there is
consummated the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale
or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets to an entity, at least 80% of the combined
voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by persons
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the
Company immediately prior to such sale.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(y) unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s
employment agreement, no “Change of Control” shall be
deemed to have occurred if there is consummated any transaction or
series of integrated transactions immediately following which the
record holders of the Common Stock of the Company immediately prior
to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have
substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which
owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
immediately prior to such transaction
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or series of transactions and (z) unless
otherwise provided in a Participant’s employment agreement,
“Change of Control” shall exclude the acquisition of
securities representing more than 20% of either the then
outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company or the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
voting securities by the Company or any of its wholly owned
subsidiaries, or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
of the Company under an employee benefit plan now or hereafter
established by the Company.
(i) “ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(j) “ Committee ”
means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board in accordance
with Section 4 of the Plan.
(k) “ Common Stock
” means the common stock of the Company.
(l) “ Company ”
means Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
(m) “ Constructive
Termination ” shall mean a resignation by a Participant
who has been selected by the Board as a corporate officer of the
Company due to diminution or adverse change in the circumstances of
such Participant’s service as such a corporate officer, as
determined in good faith by the Participant; including, without
limitation, reporting relationships, job description, duties,
responsibilities, compensation, perquisites, office or location of
employment. Constructive Termination shall be communicated by
written notice to the Company (or successor to the Company), and
such termination shall be deemed to occur on the date such notice
is so delivered.
(n) “ Consultant
” means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by
the Company or Affiliate to render services to such
entity.
(o) “ Director ”
means a member of the Board of Directors of Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc.
(p) “ Disability
” means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(q) “ Employee ”
means any person, including Officers and Directors, who is an
employee of the Company or any Affiliate. An Employee shall not
cease to be treated as an Employee in the case of (i) any
leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers
between locations of the Company or between the Company, any
Affiliate, or any successor corporation. Neither service as a
Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company or
any Affiliate shall be sufficient to constitute status as an
Employee.
(r) “ Exchange Act
” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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(s) “ Fair Market Value
” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined
as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on
any established stock exchange or a national market system,
including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange, its Fair
Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or
the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such
exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the
time of determination, as reported by Bloomberg.com or such other
source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is
regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling
prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common
Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices
for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the
day of determination, as reported by Bloomberg.com or such other
source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii) In the absence of an
established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
(t) “ Incentive Stock
Option ” means an option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(u) “ Independent
Director ” means a Director of the Company who is not
also an Employee of the Company and who qualifies as an
“outside director’ for purposes of Code
Section 162(m), and/or as a “Non-Employee
Director” for purposes of Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act.
(v) “ Misconduct
” means a Participant is determined by the Administrator to
have:
(i) committed an act of theft,
embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty or other criminal act,
(ii) breached a fiduciary duty owed
to the Company (or Affiliate),
(iii) deliberately disregarded rules
of the Company (or Affiliate),
(iv) made any unauthorized
disclosure of any of the trade secrets or confidential information
of the Company (or Affiliate),
(v) engaged in any conduct
constituting unfair competition with the Company (or
Affiliate),
(vi) induced any customer of the
Company (or Affiliate) to break any contract with the Company (or
Affiliate), or
(vii) induced any principal for whom
the Company (or Affiliate) acts as agent to terminate such agency
relationship.
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(w) “ Nonstatutory Stock
Option ” means an Option not intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option.
(x) “ Notice of Grant
” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain
terms and conditions of an individual Award. The Notice of Grant is
part of the Award Documentation.
(y) “ Officer ”
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning
of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(z) “ Option ”
means an NSO or ISO granted pursuant to Section 8 of the
Plan.
(aa) “ Option Agreement
” means an agreement between the Company and a Participant
evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.
The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
(bb) “ Parent ”
means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(cc) “ Participant
” means the holder of an outstanding Award granted under the
Plan.
(dd) “ Performance
Goals ” means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s))
determined by the Administrator (in its discretion) to be
applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined
by the Administrator, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award
may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement relating
to annual revenue, cash position, earnings per share, operating
cash flow, market share, new product releases, net income,
operating income, return on assets, return on equity, return on
investment, other financial measures or any other performance
related goal that the Administrator deems appropriate. The
Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and
from Award to Award.
(ee) “ Plan ”
means this Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive
Plan.
(ff) “ Restricted Stock
” means shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to
Section 10 of the Plan that are subject to vesting, if any,
based on continuing as a Service Provider and/or based on
Performance Goals.
(gg) “ Restricted Stock
Unit ” or “ RSU ” means an Award,
granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.
(hh) “ Rule 16b-3
” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to
Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with
respect to the Plan.
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(ii) “ Stock Appreciation
Right ” or “ SAR ” means an Award,
granted alone or in connection with a related Option that is
granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.
(jj) “
Section 16(b) ” means Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act.
(kk) “ Service Provider
” means an Employee, Director or Consultant; subject to the
limitations in Section 12 of the Plan with regard to Awards
granted to Outside Directors.
(ll) “ Share ”
means each share of Common Stock reserved under the Plan or subject
to an Award, and as adjusted in accordance with Section 15(a)
of the Plan.
(mm) “ Subsidiary
” means a “ subsidiary corporation ,”
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan
.
(a) Reserve . Subject to the
provisions of Section 15(a) of the Plan, the maximum aggregate
number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 42,400,000
Shares plus: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock reserved
under the Company’s the 1995 Stock Plan of NexGen, Inc., 1996
Stock Incentive Plan, the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2000
Stock Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plans”) that are not
subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans on
April 29, 2004 (the “Effective Date”), and
(ii) the number of shares of Common Stock that are released
from, or reacquired by the Company from, awards outstanding under
the Prior Plans at the Effective Date. Shares reserved under this
Plan that correspond to shares of Common Stock covered by part
(ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall not be
available for grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan except as
such shares of Common Stock cease to be subject to such outstanding
awards, or are repurchased at the original issue price by the
Company, or are forfeited. The Shares may be authorized, but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
(b) Reissuance . If Shares
are: (i) subject to an Award that terminates without such
Shares being issued, or (ii) issued pursuant to an Award, but
are repurchased at the original issue price by the Company, or
(iii) forfeited; then such Shares will again be available for
grant and issuance under this Plan. At all times the Company will
reserve and keep available the number of Shares necessary to
satisfy the requirements of all Awards then vested and outstanding
under this Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out
in cash rather than stock, such cash payment shall not result in
reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under the
Plan. In no event shall the total number of Shares issued (counting
each reissuance of a Share that was previously issued and then
forfeited or repurchased by the Company as a separate issuance)
under the Plan upon exercise of Awards exceed one hundred eighty
(180) million Shares (adjusted in proportion to any
adjustments under Section 15(a)) over the term of the
Plan.
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4. Administration of the Plan
.
(a) Procedure .
(i) Section 162(m) . To
the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to
qualify Awards granted hereunder as “performance-based
compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Code, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be
structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption of
“performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code and related regulations.
(ii) Rule 16b-3 . To the
extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to
qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the
transactions contemplated hereunder shall be structured to satisfy
the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.
(iii) Other Administration .
Other than as provided above, the Plan shall be administered by the
Administrator in a manner to satisfy Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the
Administrator . Subject to the provisions of the Plan,
including, without limitation Section 17, and in the case of a
Board delegate, subject to the specific duties delegated by the
Board to such Board delegate, the Administrator shall have the
authority, in its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market
Value as defined above;
(ii) to select the Service Providers
to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of
shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted
hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of agreement
and documentation for use under the Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any
Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are
not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options
or SARs may be exercised (which may be based on performance
criteria), transferability, any vesting acceleration or waiver of
forfeiture or repurchase restrictions, and any restriction or
limitation regarding any Award or the shares of Common Stock
relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vi) to construe and interpret the
terms of the Plan and awards granted pursuant to the
Plan;
(vii) to prescribe, amend and
rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules
and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose
of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under foreign tax
laws;
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(viii) to modify or amend each Award
(subject to Section 17 of the Plan), including the
discretionary authority to extend the post termination
exercisability period of Options or SARs longer than is otherwise
provided for in the Plan;
(ix) to allow Participants to
satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company
withhold from the Shares or cash to be issued upon exercise or
vesting of an Award that number of Shares or cash having a Fair
Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair
Market Value of any Shares to be withheld shall be determined on
the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined.
All elections by a Participant to have Shares or cash withheld for
this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions
as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;
(x) to authorize any person to
execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect
the grant of an Award previously granted by the
Administrator;
(xi) to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the
Plan.
(c) Effect of
Administrator’s Decision . The Administrator’s
decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and
binding on all Participants.
5. Eligibility .
Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock
Units, and Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Service
Providers. Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to employees
of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary of the
Company.
6. Limitations on Awards
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(a) No Rights as a Service
Provider . Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon a
Participant any right with respect to continuing their relationship
as a Service Provider, nor shall they interfere in any way with the
right of the Participant or the right of the Company or any
Affiliate to terminate such relationship at any time, with or
without cause or to adjust the compensation of any
Participant.
(b) Exercise; Rights as a
Stockholder; Effect of Exercise .
(i) Any Award granted hereunder
shall be exercisable or vest according to the terms of the Plan and
at such times and under such conditions as determined by the
Administrator and set forth in the Award Documentation, including,
without limitation, Participant’s continuous status as a
Service Provider and/or Participant’s satisfaction of
Performance Goals. An Award may not be exercised for a fraction of
a Share. An Award shall be deemed exercised when the Company
receives written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance
with the Award Documentation) from the person entitled to exercise
the Award. The Participant must remit to the Company full payment
for the Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised. Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment
authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award
Documentation and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Award
shall be issued in the name of the Participant or, if
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requested by the Participant, in the name of the
Participant and Participant’s spouse, or after the death of
the Participant in the name of the Participant’s
beneficiaries or heirs or as directed by the executor of
Participant’s estate under applicable law.
(ii) Until the Shares are issued (as
evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or
of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to
vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder
shall exist with respect to the Awarded Stock, notwithstanding the
exercise of the Award. The Company shall issue (or cause to be
issued) such Shares promptly after the Award is exercised or vests.
No adjustment of an Award will be made for a dividend or other
right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are
issued, except as provided in Section 15(a) of the Plan or
specified in such Award’s Award Documentation.
(iii) Exercising an Award in any
manner that results in the issuance of Shares shall decrease the
number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the
Plan and for issuance under the Award, by the number of Shares as
to which the Award is exercised.
(c) Misconduct . If a
Participant is determined by the Administrator to have committed
Misconduct then, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s
agreement for services as a Service Provider, neither the
Participant, the Participant’s estate nor such other person
who may then hold any Award granted to the Participant shall be
entitled to exercise any such Award with respect to any Shares,
after termination of status as a Service Provider, whether or not
the Participant may receive from the Company (or Affiliate) payment
for: vacation pay, services rendered prior to termination, services
rendered for the day on which termination occurs, salary in lieu of
notice, or an